WTMG Intelligence

Global Migration Corridors

Explore where international migrant populations are concentrated across origin and destination countries using UN DESA International Migrant Stock data.

Latest observation: 2024

Corridor values represent migrant stock, not annual migration flows.

58,775Corridors Tracked
2024Latest Observation
172Destination Countries
UN DESASource

How to read corridor data

Mexico -> USA = 11.28 million means approximately 11.28 million international migrants whose origin is Mexico were living in the United States in the 2024 UN stock estimate. It does not mean 11.28 million people moved from Mexico to the USA during 2024.

The dataset estimates the number of international migrants living in each destination by origin.

Top 15 Corridors by 2024 Migrant Stock

Mexico -> USA 11,279,561
Afghanistan -> Iran 3,752,317
Syria -> Türkiye 3,563,983
Russia -> Ukraine 3,375,095
India -> UAE 3,248,545
India -> USA 3,165,238
Venezuela -> Colombia 2,904,873
Ukraine -> Russia 2,872,612
China -> USA 2,488,775
Bangladesh -> Saudi Arabia 2,362,680
Bangladesh -> India 2,293,959
Philippines -> USA 2,263,697
Yemen -> Saudi Arabia 1,999,619
India -> Saudi Arabia 1,953,496
Pakistan -> Saudi Arabia 1,937,044
Largest Corridors Fastest Growing Since 2020 Fastest Growing Since 2015
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 MexicoAmericas USAAmericas 11,279,561 11,177,052 11,938,908 +102,509 (+0.9%) -659,347 (-5.5%)
#2 AfghanistanAsia IranMiddle East 3,752,317 2,710,601 2,621,236 +1,041,716 (+38.4%) +1,131,081 (+43.2%)
#3 SyriaMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 3,563,983 3,830,526 2,102,261 -266,543 (-7.0%) +1,461,722 (+69.5%)
#4 RussiaEurope UkraineEurope 3,375,095 3,330,586 3,275,758 +44,509 (+1.3%) +99,337 (+3.0%)
#5 IndiaAsia UAEMiddle East 3,248,545 2,861,045 2,731,583 +387,500 (+13.5%) +516,962 (+18.9%)
#6 IndiaAsia USAAmericas 3,165,238 2,741,155 2,381,638 +424,083 (+15.5%) +783,600 (+32.9%)
#7 VenezuelaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 2,904,873 1,796,066 33,080 +1,108,807 (+61.7%) +2,871,793 (+8,681.4%)
#8 UkraineEurope RussiaEurope 2,872,612 1,800,051 2,318,723 +1,072,561 (+59.6%) +553,889 (+23.9%)
#9 ChinaAsia USAAmericas 2,488,775 2,255,170 2,101,592 +233,605 (+10.4%) +387,183 (+18.4%)
#10 BangladeshAsia Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 2,362,680 2,120,004 2,080,864 +242,676 (+11.4%) +281,816 (+13.5%)
#11 BangladeshAsia IndiaAsia 2,293,959 2,429,312 2,604,674 -135,353 (-5.6%) -310,715 (-11.9%)
#12 PhilippinesAsia USAAmericas 2,263,697 2,159,185 2,098,753 +104,512 (+4.8%) +164,944 (+7.9%)
#13 YemenMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 1,999,619 1,809,639 1,779,422 +189,980 (+10.5%) +220,197 (+12.4%)
#14 IndiaAsia Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 1,953,496 1,888,090 1,920,159 +65,406 (+3.5%) +33,337 (+1.7%)
#15 PakistanAsia Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 1,937,044 1,818,172 1,824,586 +118,872 (+6.5%) +112,458 (+6.2%)
#16 Puerto RicoAmericas USAAmericas 1,924,799 1,864,991 1,687,821 +59,808 (+3.2%) +236,978 (+14.0%)
#17 AfghanistanAsia PakistanAsia 1,923,453 1,598,223 1,710,378 +325,230 (+20.3%) +213,075 (+12.5%)
#18 PolandEurope GermanyEurope 1,883,559 1,797,038 1,718,230 +86,521 (+4.8%) +165,329 (+9.6%)
#19 IndonesiaAsia MalaysiaAsia 1,761,502 1,693,459 1,607,465 +68,043 (+4.0%) +154,037 (+9.6%)
#20 IndiaAsia PakistanAsia 1,597,134 1,597,134 1,709,217 0 (0.0%) -112,083 (-6.6%)
#21 VenezuelaAmericas PeruAmericas 1,596,667 1,016,263 26,036 +580,404 (+57.1%) +1,570,631 (+6,032.5%)
#22 SyriaMiddle East JordanMiddle East 1,593,643 1,440,562 1,218,732 +153,081 (+10.6%) +374,911 (+30.8%)
#23 El SalvadorAmericas USAAmericas 1,569,946 1,463,484 1,379,162 +106,462 (+7.3%) +190,784 (+13.8%)
#24 MalaysiaAsia SingaporeAsia 1,553,249 1,384,577 1,318,217 +168,672 (+12.2%) +235,032 (+17.8%)
#25 TürkiyeAsia GermanyEurope 1,504,743 1,326,045 1,303,078 +178,698 (+13.5%) +201,665 (+15.5%)
#26 EgyptAfrica Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 1,498,313 1,475,593 1,509,854 +22,720 (+1.5%) -11,541 (-0.8%)
#27 Dominican RepublicAmericas USAAmericas 1,483,418 1,289,305 1,099,126 +194,113 (+15.1%) +384,292 (+35.0%)
#28 VietnamAsia USAAmericas 1,434,631 1,396,246 1,350,067 +38,385 (+2.7%) +84,564 (+6.3%)
#29 UkraineEurope GermanyEurope 1,416,521 269,725 235,921 +1,146,796 (+425.2%) +1,180,600 (+500.4%)
#30 AlgeriaAfrica FranceEurope 1,405,235 1,407,480 1,380,732 -2,245 (-0.2%) +24,503 (+1.8%)
#31 CubaAmericas USAAmericas 1,394,750 1,346,576 1,237,236 +48,174 (+3.6%) +157,514 (+12.7%)
#32 KazakhstanAsia RussiaEurope 1,321,004 1,635,008 2,027,417 -314,004 (-19.2%) -706,413 (-34.8%)
#33 GuatemalaAmericas USAAmericas 1,298,936 1,144,667 952,839 +154,269 (+13.5%) +346,097 (+36.3%)
#34 IndiaAsia KuwaitMiddle East 1,231,094 1,122,750 967,163 +108,344 (+9.6%) +263,931 (+27.3%)
#35 GermanyEurope USAAmericas 1,137,577 1,147,641 1,179,764 -10,064 (-0.9%) -42,187 (-3.6%)
#36 RussiaEurope GermanyEurope 1,137,448 1,038,231 954,413 +99,217 (+9.6%) +183,035 (+19.2%)
#37 UkraineEurope PolandEurope 1,102,774 180,211 207,016 +922,563 (+511.9%) +895,758 (+432.7%)
#38 MoroccoAfrica SpainEurope 1,088,408 914,262 736,479 +174,146 (+19.0%) +351,929 (+47.8%)
#39 South KoreaAsia USAAmericas 1,083,174 1,091,276 1,126,824 -8,102 (-0.7%) -43,650 (-3.9%)
#40 ZimbabweAfrica South AfricaAfrica 1,072,620 966,487 833,530 +106,133 (+11.0%) +239,090 (+28.7%)
#41 MoroccoAfrica FranceEurope 1,066,129 1,027,490 961,153 +38,639 (+3.8%) +104,976 (+10.9%)
#42 BangladeshAsia UAEMiddle East 1,024,949 902,689 861,853 +122,260 (+13.5%) +163,096 (+18.9%)
#43 IndiaAsia CanadaAmericas 1,015,630 866,951 699,110 +148,679 (+17.1%) +316,520 (+45.3%)
#44 ColombiaAmericas USAAmericas 1,008,875 867,302 725,904 +141,573 (+16.3%) +282,971 (+39.0%)
#45 RomaniaEurope GermanyEurope 968,697 865,707 654,819 +102,990 (+11.9%) +313,878 (+47.9%)
#46 CanadaAmericas USAAmericas 950,387 931,908 955,022 +18,479 (+2.0%) -4,635 (-0.5%)
#47 HondurasAmericas USAAmericas 934,727 775,889 621,409 +158,838 (+20.5%) +313,318 (+50.4%)
#48 PakistanAsia UAEMiddle East 932,356 821,140 783,994 +111,216 (+13.5%) +148,362 (+18.9%)
#49 South SudanAfrica UgandaAfrica 923,658 875,322 179,082 +48,336 (+5.5%) +744,576 (+415.8%)
#50 JamaicaAmericas USAAmericas 910,748 837,746 748,216 +73,002 (+8.7%) +162,532 (+21.7%)